Walter John Allatt

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Walter John AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Allatt AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ401718 AWMM
• WWII 401718 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

6 Dec 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)

Uri kiritahi

• Mr A.V. Allatt, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs A. V. Allatt, Studholme Street, Morrinsville AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ401718 AWMM
• WWII 401718 AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 201 Squadron AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. Sea Rescue Flight AWMM

• Son of Albert Victor and Agnes Allatt, of Morrinsville, Auckland, New Zealand.
  
  Attended Morrinsville District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM
• Brother to Thomas Allatt of Morrinsville
  Public - Rachael - Direct descendant - 6 June 2019 - Grand daughter to Thomas Allatt

Matenga

25 Nov 1941 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Action AWMM

Urupā

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Coll. grave XXIV. C. 9. AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2091960
  Sources Used
• A 1941 greeting from Pilot Officer Allatt can be found on Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's database. U-series. Personal messages to NZ from airmen 11903
  https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/11903/
  Further Reference
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
  Sources Used
• Johnston, Sarah. (2023). “With the boys overseas: How Homefront listeners shaped the work of Aotearoa New Zealand's first battlefront broadcasters”. New Zealand Journal of Public History, 9, 33-58.
  https://phanza.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sarah-Johnston-With-the-Boys-Overseas.pdf
  Further Reference

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.